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About the course
This diploma prepares you for work in child protection and community services supporting children, young people and families. You’ll build practical skills to respond to challenging situations, work effectively with youth, and help provide safe, supportive environments across a range of community settings. Delivered online with guidance from experienced teachers, it develops job-ready capability for frontline intervention roles in this sector. The programme introduces counselling basics, community support skills, and behavioural science fundamentals.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue roles supporting vulnerable children, young people and families in community and welfare services. Typical pathways include child protection work and youth residential care, as well as support roles in community organisations delivering case support, safety and wellbeing interventions, and family-focused services. This Diploma in Sociology & Social Work-related practice supports entry into growing community services and youth support workplaces. Preparing graduates for community support, welfare assistant, and care coordination roles, or degree articulation.
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